His approval rating among urban voters is 65-20, compared to 45-44 among rural residents.

Cuomo suggested that the passage of the state's new gun control bill would have a negative impact on his poll numbers. According to the poll, 34 percent of Republicans said it went too far, while 41 percent of Democrats said it didn't go far enough.

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11:30 a.m. United NY, New York Communities for Change, Make the Road NY, La Fuente and others protest outside General Electric's headquarters with a clock "showing he amount of money corporations and the wealthiest Americans should pay the federal government in taxes," at 30 Rockefeller Center and marching to 44th Street and 6th Avenue, in Manhattan. @United_NY @NYchange @MakeTheRoadNY #DebtClock #FixTheDebt

5 p.m. John Liu and others attend an education mayoral forum, hosted by the School Supervisors and Administrators, at Mason Hall in Baruch College, 17 Lexington Avenue, in Manhattan. @JohncLiu #nyc2013

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In Bloomberg's last budget, "There is no money set aside for employee raises, which could put the next mayor in a difficult position. Contracts have expired with all 152 municipal unions." He's also proposing cuts of 30 percent or more to the offices of public advocate and borough president. [Michael Howard Saul]

"The best you can say about the Bloomberg budget years is that they could have been worse. But it’s hard to see how." [Nicole Gelinas]

He could have done more to reduce spending, but overall, his budgets are pretty good. [New York Post]

The Brooklyn District Attorney has received allegations that "the modesty committee" in an ultra Orthodox Jewish neighborhood confiscated an iPad from one resident, and extorted another for "therapy." [Joseph Berger]

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